Polling averages and forecasts cited by Newsweek showed Democrats leading in the generic congressional vote and receiving stronger projections in several election models.
\n\nNearly 50 million Americans had cast their ballots ahead of the November 3 midterm elections by Friday evening, setting a new early voting record as registered Democrats accounted for a larger share of votes than Republicans, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab.
\n\nA total of 49.6 million early votes had been recorded, comprising approximately 22.9 million returned mail ballots and 26.8 million in-person votes. The figure has already surpassed the previous midterm early voting record of 45.9 million, set in 2022.
\n\nRegistered Democrats accounted for 43 per cent of the votes tracked by party affiliation, compared with 32 per cent for Republicans. Voters who were unaffiliated or registered with smaller parties made up the remaining 25 per cent.
\n\nBy 9:39 pm ET on Friday, the Election Lab had recorded 10.3 million votes from registered Democrats, 7.5 million from Republicans and 5.9 million from voters without either major-party affiliation.
\n\nTexas, California And Florida Record Highest Early Voting Numbers
\n\nTexas recorded the highest number of early votes, at 6.9 million, followed by California with 5.1 million and…
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